Jennifer Aniston confronted Matthew Perry about his drinking: ‘I’m really grateful to her’

Matthew Perry revealed that Jennifer Aniston confronted him about his drinking in the trailer for his upcoming ABC News interview with Diane Sawyer, which was obtained by E! News.

The 53-year-old actor discussed his relationship with Friends co-star Aniston, while speaking candidly about struggling with substance abuse at the height of his fame in the early 2000s.

‘At the time I should have been the toast of the town, I was in a dark room meeting nothing but drug dealers and completely alone,’ Perry explained to Sawyer.

He recalled Aniston approaching him one day on set of Friends, where she bluntly revealed to the actor that she and the rest of the cast ‘”know you’re drinking.”‘

Confrontation: Matthew Perry revealed that Jennifer Aniston confronted him about his drinking in the trailer for his upcoming ABC News interview with Diane Sawyer, which was obtained by E! News

‘Imagine how scary a moment that was,’ he told Sawyer before talking more about the Office Space star’s continued support during his recovery.

‘[Aniston] was the one that reached out the most,’ he revealed. ‘I’m really grateful to her for that.’

The trailer for the interview, which will air Friday, October 28, on ABC, came after the star detailed how his drug and alcohol addiction left him with a 2% chance of survival because the opioids caused his colon to burst and left him in a two-week coma.  

Candid: The 53-year-old actor discussed his relationship with Friends co-star Aniston, while speaking candidly about struggling with substance abuse at the height of his fame in the early 2000s; seen with Aniston

Struggling: ‘At the time I should have been the toast of the town, I was in a dark room meeting nothing but drug dealers and completely alone,’ Perry explained to Sawyer 

They knew: He recalled Aniston approaching him one day on set of Friends, where she bluntly revealed to the actor that she and the rest of the cast ‘”know you’re drinking”‘ 

Mathew’s drug addiction revelation was revealed on Thursday during his interview with People Magazine, while he was speaking about his upcoming memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing. 

The actor, who is best known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends, is now sober.

During his interview, he spoke about his decades long battle to rid himself of the disease of addiction.

Matthew had revealed that he to have 14 surgeries on is stomach and had to use a colostomy bag for nine months;  he said his stomach has a number of scars from the multiple surgeries.

Support: ‘[Aniston] was the one that reached out the most,’ he revealed. ‘I’m really grateful to her for that’;  

Preview: The trailer for the interview, which will air Friday, October 28, on ABC, came after the star detailed how his drug and alcohol addiction left him with a 2% chance of survival because the opioids caused his colon to burst and left him in a two-week coma 

His therapist told him he may have to use a colostomy bag for the rest of his life if he takes drugs again, something that keeps him from relapsing.

The actor did not disclose when he got sober but said he is ‘pretty healthy’ now and choose to ‘count each day.’ 

The actor also said he had to go to rehab 15 times in a bid to get clean; his first bout was in 1997 and then again in 2001 and in 2011.

During his interview, ‘The doctors told my family that I had a two percent chance to live. I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. And that’s called a Hail Mary. No one survives that.’

Memoir: Mathew’s drug addiction revelation was revealed on Thursday during his interview with People Magazine, while he was speaking about his upcoming memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing

Surgeries: Matthew had revealed that he to have 14 surgeries on is stomach and had to use a colostomy bag for nine months; he said his stomach has a number of scars from the multiple surgeries

Adding: ‘I wanted to share when I was safe from going into the dark side of everything again.’

‘I had to wait until I was pretty safely sober – and away from the active disease of alcoholism and addiction – to write it all down. And the main thing was, I was pretty certain that it would help people,’ Matthew said.

The actor said his alcohol addiction began when he was 24 while starring on Friends, adding that he was ‘entrenched in a lot of trouble’ by age 34.

Mathew revealed that at one time he was taking 55 Vicodin a day while on Friends, noting that he was down to 128 pounds but ‘didn’t know how to stop.’

‘I had to wait until I was pretty safely sober – and away from the active disease of alcoholism and addiction – to write it all down. And the main thing was, I was pretty certain that it would help people,’ Matthew said of the memoir 

‘Pretty healthy’: The actor did not disclose when he got sober but said he is ‘pretty healthy’ now and choose to ‘count each day’

He said that his co-stars on Friends ‘were understanding’ and ‘patient.’ During season nine, Matthew was sober; that was the year he also was nominated for Best Actor. 

He played Chandler from 1994 to 2004 on Friends alongside co-stars David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow.

The show aired for 10 seasons and made the stars household names. 

They reunited in 2021 – the first time after 17 years since the show ended – for a reunion special.

The latest: Matthew Perry was seen for the first time since revealing he nearly died from an opioid addiction; seen on Friday in LA heading to a pickleball game

Focused: The Friends star looked healthy as he played pickleball with friends in Los Angeles on Friday

Staying active: He headed to the court with his pals and was seen taking part in a friendly game together

Perry was seen for the first time since revealing his struggles with addiction.

In photos obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com, the star looked healthy as he played pickleball with friends in Los Angeles on Friday.

Mathew was seen arriving with a pal to the court, rocking a black polo shirt and shorts, adding sunglasses and sneakers.

He headed to the court with his pals and was seen taking part in a friendly game together. 

Star: Mathew was seen arriving with a pal to the court, rocking a black polo shirt and shorts, adding sunglasses and sneakers